so, my question to you is do you think and how do you think the role of the women in iraq and afghanistan today, do you think that is changing the mind, maybe not of the american public because they don't see it so much, but the mind of our military leaders as they see women perform? >> guest: absolutely. i was surprised to see what the women were capable of. i have stereotypes' and expectations before i went into the military whether i was capable ordering it or not and i was surprised at the women's capability both in the camp and not i was capable of and other women were capable of and just seeing that on many occasions we could compete with the men. maybe we had a physical limitations that as a whole we were doing the same type of training that they were doing, and that carried forward with to the military unit where we become the commission's the same way they would and go through the same exercises and training and everything, and i was always surprised by the women's capability, and not only that, but having served as a marine attache and working with foreign military is, i was sur